The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Perceived Pain Intensity and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Headache.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on perceived pain intensity and quality of life in patients with chronic headache.
Results Summary
The study found that MBSR significantly improved pain and quality of life in the intervention group compared to the control group, suggesting it can be a non-pharmacological intervention for chronic headache patients.
Population
Patients with chronic headache (migraine and chronic tension-type headache) diagnosed by a neurologist and meeting IHS criteria.
Effective Dosage
Eight-week MBSR program with one 90-minute session per week and daily home practice.
Duration
Eight weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) | decrease | pain | patients with chronic headache | - | significantly improvement | #1 |
Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) | increase | quality of life | patients with chronic headache | - | significantly improvement | #2 |
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) on perceived pain intensity and quality of life in patients with chronic headache. Thus, forty patients based on the diagnosis of a neurologist and diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) for migraine and chronic tension-type headache were selected and randomly assigned to the intervention group and control group, respectively. The participants completed the Pain and quality of life (SF-36) questionnaire. The intervention group enrolled in an eight-week MBSR program that incorporated meditation and daily home practice, per week, session of 90-minutes. Results of covariance analysis with the elimination of the pre-test showed significantly improvement of pain and quality of life in the intervention group compared with the control group. The findings from this study revealed that MBSR can be used non-pharmacological intervention for improvement the quality of life and development of strategies to cope with pain in patients with chronic headache. And can be used in combination with other therapies such as pharmacotherapy.